With kisses, laughs and even jokes about lobola, Robert Mugabe’s rehabilitation among his regional peers was sealed at the SADC summit in Lilongwe.
Robert Mugabe has been feted by his supporters and allies in the region, but it will be a while before the West rolls out the red carpet for him.
An international tourism event is all he needs to redeem himself — and rub Morgan Tsvangirai’s nose in it.
The MDC-T leader lists the 15 main reasons why the July 31 elections were ‘corrupt and illegal’.
An empowerment deal puts the telecommunications group back into the government’s good books.
When opposition party leaders bought irrigation equipment, they did not know who they were dealing with.
The party’s steamrolling victory leaves it with the might to tinker with the Constitution at its leisure.
Nikuv Projects International paid an average of $200 000 every two and a half days for five months in the run-up to Zimbabwe’s general elections.
As an outsider I am swept up by the enthusiasm and optimism of the MDC supporters.
In a bid to stop election results from leaking out, the Zimbabwean government has outlawed mass texts.
Any votes officially reported in favour of the opposition MDC in Zimbabwe’s national election will be a victory — even if it suffers a heavy defeat.
The Movement for Democratic Change says it has an "action plan" for such a scenario, based on the violence of the military in the past.
The Southern African Development Community’s observer mission has described the election as credible despite "voters’ roll issues".
The Mail & Guardian was at the centre of a plot to inspire a mass revolt in Zimbabwe by way of false election results.
As early results start trickling in it has became clear that the major flaw in the elections lay in the voter’s roll.
With allegations of vote manipulation, the most probableoutcome of the election is a win for President Robert Mugabe.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says it can’t conduct a postal vote for Zimbabweans living in other countries.
The presidency has launched a desperate rearguard attempt to prevent the M&G from gaining access to a report into Zimbabwe’s 2002 elections.
At 25, Varaidzo Mupunga is trying to shatter all the myths about the typical Zanu-PF politician.
Zanu-PF minister of local government, rural and urban development has ordered the cancellation of all debt owed by ratepayers.
A moratorium on spending by any government department is in place until after the polls.
The popularity of the party’s regalia might be an indicator of expediency and fear, not popularity.
Morgan Tsvangirai has rediscovered his mojo and is going all out for the ultimate prize.
Political parties are working hard to get people in the all-important province to support them.
Ultimately, President Robert Mugabe is a cult figure and many overlook his shortcomings.
A $2.5-million printing machine that Zimbabwe ordered for elections can only arrive in August.
The support on the ground and election surveys show a tight race between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
The MDC’s Welshman Ncube believes he can win the elections and hopes Zimbabweans will vote decisively for the party, he tells the M&G.
The MDC is calling for the Israeli company’s contract to be ended after allegations of voters’ roll tampering.
Insiders say an official order to reduce President Robert Mugabe’s rally times is due to concerns for his health.
Journalists and employees of state media groups have been asked to nail their colours to the mast.
Zanu-PF promises wealth, and the MDC has put jobs for the youth at the centre of its campaign.